Johann jacob sager



(No Model.)

J. J. SAGER.

LOOK FOR TRUNKS, &o. No. 399,784. Patented Mar. 19, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J OHANN JACOB SAGER, OF BERNE, SXVITZERLAND.

LOCK FOR TRUNKS, 81,0.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 399,784, dated March 19, 1889..

Application filed September 14, 1888. Serial No. 285,377 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHANN J ACOB SAGER, saddler, of Berne, in Switzerland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Looks for Trunks Valises, Chests, Boxes, and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in or connected with locks for trunks, valises, chests, boXes, and the like, and it will be readily understood on reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a front view, and Fig. 2 a crosssection, of my improved arrangement.

My invention consists, essentially, in the combination of the hasp and staple with a strap surrounding the trunk or other article, and with a frame containing a spring, and which frame is open along the lower edge for the insertion of an address card or label, and in which frame the label is secured by projections upon the hasp when the lock is fastened.

The open-faced frame A, fixed to the cover of the trunk, contains the address card or label A, which can only be withdrawn when the hasp C is open, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The projections c c of the hasp C come up below the open lower edge of the frame A and retain the card or label A in place when the hasp is shut.

The staple G of the hasp O passes through one of the slots dof the strap D, which passes underneath the frame A, through a groove or recess formed therein, and said staple is fastened by means of the bolt E in the lock B.

' The projections c 0, formed lengthwise of the hasp 0, form a sort of groove in which the strap D lies. These projections, besides preventing the falling out of the label A, as before stated, further act to stiffen and prevent the hasp G from being bent or turned inward, as frequently happens with the hasps now in use when the trunk is open, because the ends of the projecting flanges stop against the frames A.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination, with the trunk-lock, of an open-faced frame, A, and a hasp, O, pivoted thereto, said frame having an open lower edge for the insertion of an address-card, a spring within said frame for retaining the addresscard in place, and projections upon the hasp engaging the lower edge of the frame A to prevent the removal of the address-card when the parts are locked, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the trunk-lock, of a frame, A, having a groove or recess formed therein across the back, the hasp 0, having longitudinal projections c, and a trunk-strap, D, having longitudinal openings at d and passing through the groove of the frame A and behind the hasp and between its projections, the staple of the hasp passing through one of the openings of the strap into the lock, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the trunk-lock, of a frame, A, and the hasp C, pivoted thereto and having longitudinal projections c for stiffening the same and forming stops against the lower edge of the frame A, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHANN JACOB SAGERJ \Vitness es:

GOTTLIEB HUGLI WOLF, FRIEDRICH WAGNER STEoK. 

